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[vipulgoyal]

The standard Frances Hodgson Burnett plot is one in which a disadvantaged person, often a child, is resotred to the wealth and position which is their natural birthright.

(A)
(B) that are their
(C) which are his
(D) being their
(E) of his

dont know

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Hi vipulgoyal,

This SC comes down to Pronoun rules.

1) Pronouns (Singular vs. Plural): The prompt refers to "a child", which is a singular noun. The correct pronoun would have to be either "he" or "she", not "their." Eliminate A, B and D.

2) Relative Pronoun/Usage: Between C and E, there's an interesting issue - whether we need the relative pronoun "which" or not. Since the prompt specifically refers to two nouns "wealth" and "position", the relative pronoun "which" is fine AND the verb "are" is correct, so I would side with Answer C. There might be some rare idiom/usage rule about the phrase "natural birthright", that would make those words unnecessary, but I can't think of one.

Final Answer: C

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[AnjaliOberoi]

+1 for {C}

[vipulgoyal]

If there would be his/her in option C, i wouldnt have had second thought about it, now having said only "his" in option C, i m bit skeptical,

[maruthisandeep]

+1 for option C

[aditya8062]

what is the source of this question?
i feel that this question does not conform to some very basic gmat rules